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EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 37 MIN

Hrishikesh Hirway: Pav Bhaji & Mom's Mango Pie

from Your Last Meal with Rachel Belle · host Rachel Belle

Your ears are in for a treat -- this week they'll be graced by the velveteen voice of Hrishikesh Hirway! Hrishikesh is a prolific podcaster & he hosts and produces many, including my favorite food podcast of all time, Home Cooking, co-hosted by past Your Last Meal guest, Samin Nosrat, and the excellent music podcast, Song Exploder, that was turned into a Netflix show. He's also a musician and his new album is out now!Hrishikesh tells host Rachel Belle:  How his lifelong cookie obsession began About his mom's mango pie, which has been featured in the New York Times and turned into a Salt & Straw ice cream flavor Why he started drinking coffee, for the first time, in his mid-40s Then we're joined by Jim Henson Company "puppet wrangler" Lara MacLean, who took it upon herself to start baking the cookies that Cookie Monster demolishes on Sesame Street, because she wasn't happy with the last iteration!  Become a Cascade PBS member and support public media!    Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV show The Nosh with Rachel Belle.  Sign up for Rachel’s (free!) biweekly Cascade PBS newsletter for more food musings.  Follow along on Instagram.  Order Rachel’s cookbook Open Sesame. 

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